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Dozens of Greeks marched through the city of Ierapetra on the island of Crete against the possibility of the arrival of C Star, a ship chartered by the far-right European network “Generation Identity” (GI) promoting an operation they call Defend Europe. The group claims to target the halt of sea …

An entrepreneur in Kalamata submitted an extrajudicial statement to his local tax office, saying he would agree to install a POS device in his business only if he earns a share from the bank revenues. The statement was filed just hours before the finance ministry deadline for the mandatory installation …

Migrants clashed with police in and around the hot spot Moria on the island of Lesvos on Tuesday after they staged a protest about the poor living conditions and delays in asylum procedures. According to local media, the protest was staged by a group of African migrants, who set gabrage …

Tension between protesters from police, fire brigades and coast guard on one side and riot police on the other side broke out short after 8 o’ clock in the evening on Wednesday when the angry protesters tried to break the police cordon and enter the Greek Parliament. Riots policemen and …

May 17, 2017Greece, Politics, UncategorizedComments Off on Police fires teargas at rioters during anti-austerity protest on general strike day

Police fired teargas at rioters during the big anti-austerity protest in downtown Athens on Wednesday. Thousands joined the unions rally on the day of the general strike. People wearing hoods started to throw stones at riot police squads when the big rally of unions and political parties reached the building …

May 7, 2017EconomyComments Off on Shops owners and workers protest against Sunday opening

Stores remained closed and workers and shopkeepers marched through the streets of Athens protesting the introduction of Sunday opening for shops. The provision to open stores 30 Sundays per year is part of the additional austerity deal Greece signed with creditors beginning of the week. The protest occurs on the …

Armed with camping tents, dozens of elementary school teachers set them up outside the Education Ministry in Athens to protest changes in hiring criteria. They quickly set up their tents blocking the two entrances of the ministry with the effect that the ministry workers could not leave the building when …

April 4, 2017Social, SocietyComments Off on Pensioners march through Athens protesting further cuts

Thousands of pensioners marched through the streets of downtown Athens on Tuesday demanding a stop to further pension cuts. Representatives met with Deputy Minister in charge of Social Security and Retirement, Tasos Petropoulos. The meeting ended without the result protesters had hoped to achieve. The Minister merely confirmed that the …

The President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani will make a formal protest to Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem. At the plenary opening on Monday, not only Tajani but also MEPs got furious at Dijsselbloem who refuses to speak to the Parliament. The EP had invited Dijsselbloem to appear at a …

March 27, 2017Greece, PoliticsComments Off on Greeks, Armenians call for boycott Turkish film ‘The Ottoman Lieutenant’ for denying genocides

A recently released Turkish-American film production The Ottoman Lieutenant has come under fire for its denial of the Greek, Armenian, and Assyrian genocide by the Ottoman forces in the beginning of 20th century. The Ottoman Lieutenant is a Turkish-American ‘World War I’ drama film directed by Joseph Ruben and written …

March 11, 2017StrikesComments Off on Athens: Metro station close to public due to demo Mar 11/2017

Metro station <Monastiraki> in downtown Athens will be closed to public as of 10:30 am Saturday, March 11th 2o17 due to demonstration. The metro will pass through the station, however it will not halt, the public will not be able neither to get on or off. Greek police took the …

March 8, 2017Social, SocietyComments Off on Athens: Cretan farmers out of control clash with riot police

Anger, brawl, smash, sticks, stones, tear gas, sound flares, injuries, detentions. This is the picture at Vathis Square in downtown Athens on Wednesday morning, after hundreds of angry farmers from Crete set out to protest taxation and social security contributions. First, the farmers first got angry because of the presence …

With hate slogans against nine refugee children, a group of far-right-wing members of the so-called ‘Patriotic Movement of Oraiokastro Citizens’ demonstrated their opposition to spread the Greek culture to “illegals” as they called the refugee children. The angry groups also shot a vulgar attack in the memory of Petros Fyssas, …

February 13, 2017SocietyComments Off on Athens: Thousands high-school students protest austerity, education system

Tension in Athens when protesting students attacked a police van on Monday morning. Thousands of high school students gathered in downtown Athens to demand “the school they deserve” and “quality education.” Chanting anti-government slogans, the students urged the left-wing/nationalist coalition Syriza-Independent Greeks to immediately release funds so that there is …

Angry firefighters broke the main entrance of the Greek Ministry for Administrative Reforms on Wednesday and forced themselves into the building demanding a meeting with the minister. Thousands of firefighters gathered in downtown Athens to protest over their labor contracts that are about to expire. They staged a protest outside …

Refugees and migrants at Elliniko camp launched a hunger strike on Sunday morning in order to protest appalling living conditions at the premises of the old Athens airport in the south of the Greek capital. More than 200 refugees and immigrants started their hunger strike on Sunday morning. They demand …

The scenery outside the Greek Parliament on Wednesday afternoon was a pandemonium of monks supporters consisting of nuns and monks, Football Club members as well as Golden Dawn supporters,supporters of an anti-protest demonstration. A pre-protest of the main protest was staged by a group of supporters monks at rebel Esphigmenou …

High taxes do not adversely affect the competitiveness of the Greek economy and business. This was claimed by Greek Economy and Development Minister, Dimitris Papadimitriou, at the 10 CEO Summit in Athens. Papadimitriou’s claim had one immediate effect: to turn the CEOs and executives of large companies attending the summit …

It was a “party” for angry and frustrated locals: they brought dozens of bags full of rotten garbage and left it in front of the town hall of Zakynthos, the island on the Ionian Sea. Some of the angry locals went so far to throw eggs. oranges and tomatoes directly …

More than five thousand pensioners flocked outside the Ministry of Labor in downtown Athens on Thursday morning to protest the dramatic cuts in main and supplementary pensions. “Come and live on 400 euro per month,” some protester said, other complained “They mock as with spoof letters.” Video: angry pensioners burn …